George John GordonBruce, 7th Lord Balfour of Burleigh was born on 18 October 1883.1 He was the son of Alexander HughBruce, 6th Lord Balfour of Burleigh and LadyKatherine ElizaGordon.1 He married Violet Dorothy EvelynDone, daughter of Richard HenryDone, on 2 June 1919.1 He died on 4 June 1967 at age 83.1 He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.1 He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Intelligence Corps.2 He fought in the First World War, where he was wounded and mentioned in despatches four times.1 He was styled as Master of Burleigh between 1914 and 1921.1 He gained the rank of Brevet Major in the service of the 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.2 He succeeded to the title of 7th Lord Balfour of Burleigh, co. Kinross [S., 1607] on 6 July 1921.1 He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1922 and 1963.2 He was Chairman of Lloyds Bank between 1946 and 1954.2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Clackmannanshire.2 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Clackmannanshire.2

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[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 59. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

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[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 59. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Child of Richard Henry Done

Citations

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 59. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.

Citations

[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 59. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.